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everywhere-- california's vaunted higher education system is broken. recently regarded as one of the top systems in the nation, california's public colleges offered places for all kinds of students, at affordable rates. but today, at san francisco state university, with nearly 30,000 students-- and at all 23 of the california state university campuses-- the squeeze is on. >> it's really hard to get into the classes you need. >> i took a math class last semester; it was an online math course. there are over 200 students, but we only have two to three teaching assistants to grade our homework, so it's ridiculous. >> reporter: nationally, public higher education funding dropped $1.2 billion last year, and this year expected cuts, federal and state, total $5 billion. in california, such cuts affect the 420,000 students-- many of them commuters and the first of their family attending college-- enrolled at california state universities, or c.s.u., the largest university system in the country. to offset declining state support in a poor economy, c.s.u. truste
everywhere-- california's vaunted higher education system is broken. recently regarded as one of the top systems in the nation, california's public colleges offered places for all kinds of students, at affordable rates. but today, at san francisco state university, with nearly 30,000 students-- and at all 23 of the california state university campuses-- the squeeze is on. >> it's really hard to get into the classes you need. >> i took a math class last semester; it was an online...
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the university of california at davis is part of the elite ten- campus u.c. system, the jewel in the state's education crown that includes berkeley and ucla, ranked among the top public universities in the world. cutbacks and tuition hikes here have jolted davis chancellor linda katehi, who is trying to preserve her schools' high reputation. she thinks the state legislature's failure to fully fund education reflects a shift in values. >> what is happening with higher education, it is not anymore as high in the public's mind and not as high on their priorities list. and as we deal with the economy that is not going very well, i think the public worries about their well-being, about their healthcare, about their ability to live well after they retire, >> reporter: with undergraduate tuition at u.c. now more than $11,000-- up nearly 10%, on top of an 8% jump last year-- many students are hurting. to lessen the crisis, and to increase revenue, u.c. davis has promoted its summer school program, where the classes are smaller. it has encouraged admission of intertio
the university of california at davis is part of the elite ten- campus u.c. system, the jewel in the state's education crown that includes berkeley and ucla, ranked among the top public universities in the world. cutbacks and tuition hikes here have jolted davis chancellor linda katehi, who is trying to preserve her schools' high reputation. she thinks the state legislature's failure to fully fund education reflects a shift in values. >> what is happening with higher education, it is not...
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their reporter is michael montgomery. >> reporter: marijuana is a cash crop in california. last year, local and federal authorities seized some seven million illegally grown plants much of it cultivated on national forests and parks like yosemite. police say the growers are no longer just local hippies. increasingly, they are armed traffickers ready to confront whoever comes their way. mendocino county sheriff tom allman says that's why his deputies are training in new tactics to capture more growers and disrupt their trade networks. >> we're at a fork in the road, if we don't make an aggressive push now to take back public lands, we may be at a point of no return. >> reporter: more and more, that battle to take back the land turns violent. >> this was found in a garden. >> reporter: last year, mendocino county saw an unprecedented number of armed confrontations, many with mexican nationals with suspected links to drug gangs across the border. >> we had particular information that there were violent, cartel type mexican grows up in this remote part of the northern county. a
their reporter is michael montgomery. >> reporter: marijuana is a cash crop in california. last year, local and federal authorities seized some seven million illegally grown plants much of it cultivated on national forests and parks like yosemite. police say the growers are no longer just local hippies. increasingly, they are armed traffickers ready to confront whoever comes their way. mendocino county sheriff tom allman says that's why his deputies are training in new tactics to capture...
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i'm used to some of these in northern california, but i haven't heard of this. >> right. it is in this general region, this central virginia seismic zone which is the area of this particular quake we've seen a number of different types of motion. and that reflects the fact that what you're looking at are very, very ancient faults for the most part. you know, this is in many ways a reminder that the eastern u.s., which currently is far from any plate boundary where about 90% of earthquakes occur on the plate boundaries, but in a much earlier era, this was the show. the appalachians were built, the atlantic ocean opened up. so there are quite a number of different fault structures that underlie us. >> suarez: so help explain how is it that people so far and wide felt this. it seems that other types of quakes are almost contained in a smaller area. this was felt all the way into canada and down into south carolina? >> it's quite extraordinary. and that's very typical feature of earthquakes in the central and eastern u.s. for example, we had an earthquake a couple of years ag
i'm used to some of these in northern california, but i haven't heard of this. >> right. it is in this general region, this central virginia seismic zone which is the area of this particular quake we've seen a number of different types of motion. and that reflects the fact that what you're looking at are very, very ancient faults for the most part. you know, this is in many ways a reminder that the eastern u.s., which currently is far from any plate boundary where about 90% of earthquakes...
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what's going on in california. the people of california have shown up in record numbers for this. so to give you a sense of the 1.6 million signatures out in california, that's basically 10% of the individuals who participate in the last gubernatorial race. it makes it the largest signature gathering in the history of that state. we believe from all indications the history of the country. this can't be done unless the people of california want it to be done. we're seeing a huge appetite for this nationwide. >> woodruff: are you getting a sense, doug, of what it is that people want from the candidate that might come out of this process. >> they want a number of things. first they want compromise and conciliation. they're fed up and frustrated with a partisan divisiveness that they don't understand. they feel isn't addressing their problems. second, they want a process that involves them in picking a president. that's not really controlled by political leaders or political bosses. third, they want to understand that the duopoly that the two major parties have had over the system, wh
what's going on in california. the people of california have shown up in record numbers for this. so to give you a sense of the 1.6 million signatures out in california, that's basically 10% of the individuals who participate in the last gubernatorial race. it makes it the largest signature gathering in the history of that state. we believe from all indications the history of the country. this can't be done unless the people of california want it to be done. we're seeing a huge appetite for...
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she's a professor of economics at the university of california at berkeley. and matthew slaughter served on president george w. bush's council of economic advisers from 2005 to 2007. he's now associate dean of the tuck school of business at dartmouth college. and we thank you both for being with us. christina romer, to you first. the scary roller coaster ride on the stock market continued again today. how do you explain it? well, i think obviously one of the things about the stock market is it's very hard to explain the ups and downs. i think in truth some of the biggest mystery about the stock market was why it was going up as much as it was earlier in the year when we were starting to get some distressing economic statistics. i think part of what we've been seeing in the last couple of days is people really waking up to just how grim the economic numbers have been coming in in the last several months. >> woodruff: matthew slaughter, what would you add to that? >> i would add... i agree with christina that there's a lot of grim statistics out there, but the
she's a professor of economics at the university of california at berkeley. and matthew slaughter served on president george w. bush's council of economic advisers from 2005 to 2007. he's now associate dean of the tuck school of business at dartmouth college. and we thank you both for being with us. christina romer, to you first. the scary roller coaster ride on the stock market continued again today. how do you explain it? well, i think obviously one of the things about the stock market is...
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.-- california's 'public employee retirement fund is navigating the volatile market. >> you look at the portfolio and you decide what steps need to be taken. but there's no need to panic. there's no need to get overly emotional. >> suarez: then, we examine the obama adminstration's new tough stance on syria calling for president assad to step down and imposing more sanctions. >> brown: we get the latest on the deadly attacks in israel by palestinian gunmen and the retaliation by the israeli military. >> suarez: and judy woodruff explores the rapid rise in poverty levels among american children with patrick mccarthy of the annie e. casey foundation. >> those kids who fell into poverty in fact were less likely to graduate from school, more likely to have school problems, more likely to have educational difficulty and even health was affected over the long term. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> auto companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and mo
.-- california's 'public employee retirement fund is navigating the volatile market. >> you look at the portfolio and you decide what steps need to be taken. but there's no need to panic. there's no need to get overly emotional. >> suarez: then, we examine the obama adminstration's new tough stance on syria calling for president assad to step down and imposing more sanctions. >> brown: we get the latest on the deadly attacks in israel by palestinian gunmen and the retaliation...
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i hand over my keys and walk home. >> as in most states, california drivers over 70 have to renew their license in person every five years. they take a vision test and a knowledge test. but they don't necessarily have to prove themselves behind the wheel. >> but there really is no test that's perfect because people develop problems that interfere with driving at different times. we can't rely just on d.m.v. to sort these people out. the culture should be saying to families, you have a responsibility too, if you think someone in your family has a problem, of doing something about it. >> when do you step in and take away someone's independence? and i think in our family particularly freedom and independence is a very high value for all of us. if my fathers faculties diminish and he truly becomes a danger on the road to himself and others, i would do everything in my power to try and stop it. and if he agreed, that would make it a whole lot easier. but if he didn't agree, it would be frightening because i don't know what kind of drastic measures i would have to do to ensure that he wouldn'
i hand over my keys and walk home. >> as in most states, california drivers over 70 have to renew their license in person every five years. they take a vision test and a knowledge test. but they don't necessarily have to prove themselves behind the wheel. >> but there really is no test that's perfect because people develop problems that interfere with driving at different times. we can't rely just on d.m.v. to sort these people out. the culture should be saying to families, you have...
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it's been linked to a death in california and at least 76 other salmonella illnesses. and now kwame holman for what's on the newshour online. and to kwame holman for what's on the "newshour" online. kwame? >> holman: find an update on haiti, bracing for a possible uptick in a cholera cases as tropical storm emily approaches. margaret filed a blog post about the mubarak trial, examining whether it helps complete egypt's revolution, or diverts it. plus, our science unit looks at the physics of air turbulence and asks experts how much danger it poses to commercial flights. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at an award-winning documentary and the story of an infertile american couple and the indian surrogate who carries their baby. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working
it's been linked to a death in california and at least 76 other salmonella illnesses. and now kwame holman for what's on the newshour online. and to kwame holman for what's on the "newshour" online. kwame? >> holman: find an update on haiti, bracing for a possible uptick in a cholera cases as tropical storm emily approaches. margaret filed a blog post about the mubarak trial, examining whether it helps complete egypt's revolution, or diverts it. plus, our science unit looks at...
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clearly, in the markets such as the southwest, south florida, parts of california, there was such substantial overbuilding that we have a huge excess inventory. in other parts of the country like the upper midwest that have faced severe economic problems, you have struggles on the demand side. so while there are some silver linings-- parts of texas, parts of the northeast-- where you think we're probably at or near a bottom, as long as this foreclosure cloud is hovering overhead, a recovery is going to be in the distance. >> brown: to fill us in a little bit more, nick, is it correct to talk about a national housing market at this point, or is it better to think in terms of regional housing markets? >> well, it's better to think in terms of regional, because people buy homes in particular neighborhoods, not in the united states of america. however, we do have a national housing finance system. that national housing finance system is tightening credit, requiring higher down payments, so it is discouraging people who might want to buy. for those who have the means to buy, they're discouraged be
clearly, in the markets such as the southwest, south florida, parts of california, there was such substantial overbuilding that we have a huge excess inventory. in other parts of the country like the upper midwest that have faced severe economic problems, you have struggles on the demand side. so while there are some silver linings-- parts of texas, parts of the northeast-- where you think we're probably at or near a bottom, as long as this foreclosure cloud is hovering overhead, a recovery is...
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impact of the debt and deficit deal with robert reich, professor of public policy at the university of california, berkeley. he served as labor secretary in the clinton administration. and john taylor, economics profeor at stanford university and a senior fellow at the hoover institution. he was a treasury official in the george w. bush administration. mr. reich, do you think this debt and deficit deal is bad for the economy in both the short and long terms? explain. >> well, jeff, it's good for the economy in terms of staving off a kind of a crisis that we almost faced with regard to a default on the full faith and credit of the united states, but it's not terribly good for the economy overall because it really does tie the president's hands in terms of a jobs bill that would stimulate jobs growth and fulfill kind of the mission of the government when, in fact, consumers and businesses are not able or willing to buy, or to sell, and that's the case now. the reason i think of the selloff on wall street, today, the great stock decline is because a lot of companies now realize that there is just go
impact of the debt and deficit deal with robert reich, professor of public policy at the university of california, berkeley. he served as labor secretary in the clinton administration. and john taylor, economics profeor at stanford university and a senior fellow at the hoover institution. he was a treasury official in the george w. bush administration. mr. reich, do you think this debt and deficit deal is bad for the economy in both the short and long terms? explain. >> well, jeff, it's...
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there it was a california law and the supreme court in that case, too, said the states do have the authority to take these steps to discourage illegal immigration. the question in preelse, which is what this case is all about, to simplify it, does the state law conflict with any law that congress has passed? and the interesting ng this case is that the civil rights group, like those represented in this case, they can't point to any act of congress that says states aren't supposed to do this. on the contrary, congress has time and again over the past 20 years or so congress has invited states to assist in helping to discourage and deter illegal immigration. that's what alabama's doing and i'm confident alabama will prevail at the end of the day. >> suarez: secretary kobach, a federal court in arizona blocked parts of s.b.-1070, the law that their legislature passed, from taking effect. when you helped craft the alabama law, did you take that into account and try to remove some of the things that judge objected to? >> actually, yes. there was one provision of the arizona law that had to do wit
there it was a california law and the supreme court in that case, too, said the states do have the authority to take these steps to discourage illegal immigration. the question in preelse, which is what this case is all about, to simplify it, does the state law conflict with any law that congress has passed? and the interesting ng this case is that the civil rights group, like those represented in this case, they can't point to any act of congress that says states aren't supposed to do this. on...
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he makes trips to states like california and says "come to texas because we don't have a state income tax." he is very aggressive about pursuing jobs. i mean, i think it has clearly been his number-one priority from the first day he became governor. >> woodruff: paul burka, his comments about the federal reserve board chairman ben bernanke and he said in essence if they expand the money supply then we in texas would treat him ugly. has he thaeld view? has he talked a lot before now with mr. bernanke and the fed is? >> i never heard him mention the fed. it has not played any role in any of his speeches that i've heard. certainly not in any of his proposals before the lecture. but it is classic rick perry but perry is an extremely aggressive politician and he will push these things to the limit. and i think what he sees is... and we learned it when governor perry made some remarks about texas possibly looking at secession in 2010 that he knows that when he makes these statements that the media's going to hate it, the people on the left are going to hate it, but the people that like him
he makes trips to states like california and says "come to texas because we don't have a state income tax." he is very aggressive about pursuing jobs. i mean, i think it has clearly been his number-one priority from the first day he became governor. >> woodruff: paul burka, his comments about the federal reserve board chairman ben bernanke and he said in essence if they expand the money supply then we in texas would treat him ugly. has he thaeld view? has he talked a lot before...
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and yet another census snapshot released by the williams institute at the university of california los angeles found that same-sex couples have dispersed from urban enclaves to other parts of the country. joining us now to look at what all this may mean for the institution of marriage and its role in american life, are: david blankenhorn, founder of the institute for american values and, elaine tyler may, professor of american studies and history at the university of minnesota. david blankenhorn, are we in the midst of a redefinition of american marriage, why people get married, when they do it in their lives, even where they do it and what they think it's for? >> yes. i think the shift in broad terms is toward, for marriage as an institution, to marriage as a private relationship, an option for a private relationship. you know, when our parents and grandparents' generation, when you got married you were joining an institution that had authority, told you the rules. you were supposed to act in accord with its procedures. now the shift is toward private ordering, each individual couple
and yet another census snapshot released by the williams institute at the university of california los angeles found that same-sex couples have dispersed from urban enclaves to other parts of the country. joining us now to look at what all this may mean for the institution of marriage and its role in american life, are: david blankenhorn, founder of the institute for american values and, elaine tyler may, professor of american studies and history at the university of minnesota. david...